Re: [CR] Witcomb Giro d'Italia Information Anyone ?

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Columbus:SLX)

In-Reply-To: <8CBE726B35C1B9F-1138-F43@webmail-dh25.sysops.aol.com>
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Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:04:20 -0600
From: "John Wood" <braxton72@gmail.com>
To: <oroboyz@aol.com>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Witcomb Giro d'Italia Information Anyone ?


Richard, Regardless of frame angles, simply measuring the chain stay length will go a long way to determining it's intended use.
> 435mm indicates a more touring oriented frame, < 435 indicates a racier model.

John

On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 10:36 AM, <oroboyz@aol.com> wrote:
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> <<?My particular bike S/N 2040 578 is fitted with a TA triple but,
> because the steer tube was cut without spacer for a Campag road head set,
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> pull brakes are out of the question thereby ruling out a proper touring
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> There is always the option of drilling the stem for the center pull cable
> stop... Some may tremble at the thought but it has worked very well in many
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> Dale Brown
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> Greensboro, North Carolina USA
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> From: r cielec <teaat4p@yahoo.com>
> To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Sun, Aug 9, 2009 1:46 am
> Subject: [CR] Witcomb Giro d'Italia Information Anyone ?
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> Ahoy !
> Re: Witcomb Giro d'Italia, 1979 (U.K. built)
> Anyone have any information on this model ?
> Regret to admit, I do not know how to measure frame angles so, I cannot
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> I was told it was their top model but, I have not been able to confirm
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> Incidentally: My particular bike S/N 2040 578 is fitted with a TA triple
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> because the steer tube was cut without spacer for a Campag road head set,
> center
> pull brakes are out of the question thereby ruling out a proper touring
> build.
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> Thank you.
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> Richard Cielec
> Chicago, Illinois; U.S.A.
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John Wood
Missoula, Montana, USA